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February Films: I HEART U Series – MILLENNIUM ACTRESS & VOICES OF A DISTANT STAR

February Films: I HEART U Series We will be screening a series of films from Japan that explore the themes of romance, heartbreak and longing during this month celebrating love. Enjoy! @ JFT, free admission, RSVP required  MILLENNIUM ACTRESS 千年女優 … Continue reading →

Fall Films: Time of Eve

Time of Eve イヴの時間 劇場版 @JFT, Free Admission, RSVP required Thursday November 30, 6:30 PM TONIGHT, therapeutic robot PARO will be in attendance!   Directed by Yasuhiro Yoshiura 2010, 106 minutes Cast: Jun Fukuyama, Kenji Nojima, Rie Tanaka Drama/Science Fiction/Animation The … Continue reading →

Film Screening: Voices of a Distant Star

Film Screening Voices of a Distant Star   June 28, 12:00 PM (Doors Open), Film starts 12:15 PM Free admission @JFT, registration optional but recommended Director Makoto Shinkai (25 min.) 2002 Japanese with English subtitles   Join us for the … Continue reading →

May Movies: The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki, 2013, 127 min. In Japanese with English subtitles Miyazaki’s final film is a fictionalized biography of aeronautics engineer Jiro Horikoshi who, too nearsighted to become a pilot, dedicated his life to building the perfect flying machine. Episodes from Jiro’s life, … Continue reading →

TCAF presents: TATSUMI movie screening and tribute

In memory of the pioneering gekiga manga artist Yoshihiro Tatsumi, (June 10, 1935 – March 7, 2015), Toronto Comic Arts Festival and The Japan Foundation, Toronto present a special screening of Tatsumi, Eric Khoo’s 2011 animated film. Tatsumi, a tribute … Continue reading →